Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with an attempted rape within the confines of the 104th Precinct. A 25-year-old woman was grabbed from behind at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 19 by the suspect, police said. The suspect pushed the woman to the ground and attempted to rape her. After the victim [...]
The pressure is on for NYPD officials to assign more officers to an area local leaders are saying is quickly becoming inundated with mass volumes of visitors. Senator Joseph Addabbo sent Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly a letter on February 8, requesting a “significant increase” in additional officers for the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park — [...]
An NYPD officer was shot in Harlem just before 4:30 p.m. today, police said. The officer was shot in the left arm during a chase with a perp that left the suspect dead. The perp, a black male in his 50s, was shot in the chest and declared dead on the scene, according to police. [...]
Police are seeking two suspects, they say robbed a South Richmond Hill home. On Thursday, February 2, the two men broke into a home on 125th Street and removed cash, jewelry and electronics, according to police. The break in occurred between 2 and 7 p.m. The suspects are described as black or Hispanic males. Anyone [...]
Three men were shot down within 12 hours of each other this weekend in Queens during separate incidents, according to police. The violence started Saturday evening when police responded to a 9-1-1 call of a male shot in East Elmhurst. George Portillo, 31, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach [...]
An armed robber was recently captured after being under an “iCloud” of suspicion. Darrius Lee, 19, of Jamaica, was arrested on Thursday, February 2 for the armed theft of a wallet, iPhone and iPad. Lee approached the 27-year-old victim with a gun, striking him in the head before demanding and taking his property, police said. [...]
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A Queens woman was found dead late Thursday night in her Astoria apartment, police say. At approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to a 9-1-1 call to 30th Street where they discovered Tara Hawes, 33, with blunt force trauma to her head. EMS pronounced the victim dead on arrival. Police are searching for the woman’s husband, Jordan [...]
Police are asking for the public’s help finding a Flushing woman police say went missing last Thursday. Myung Chung, 58, was last seen at her home on Sanford Avenue at approximately 11 a.m. on February 2. She is described as 5-feet-6-inches tall, 120 pounds and was last seen wearing a yellow jumpsuit, a dark brown [...]
109th Precinct Downtown Flushing, East Flushing, Queensboro Hill, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace Seek bank robber The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery that occurred within the confines of the 109th Precinct. On Friday, January 20 at [...]
Officers of the 109th Precinct have warned residents to be wary with their cell phones – even when walking. According to Precinct Executive Officer Captain Christopher Manson, cell phone snatchings are currently among the most common forms of theft. “These iPhones are the biggest thing electronically citywide,” he said. “Cell phones as a whole, but [...]